Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-08-25
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while OH the other hand those are mo-
wanting who as tenaciously hold that
the person is paramount and govern
mental authority curse. These lat
ter are anarchists, the former are OF
would be tyrants or their represents
tives. While it is between these ex
tremes that true safety lies. Absolute
monaIchies, despotisms, are instances
where the contractive, centralizine
principle has overcome the other. And
the continuity ofa government in its
original form, and the safety of the
rights of the citizen in a free country
depend upon the continued even bal
ance of these forces, anil the restrain
ing each within its own bounds, and
preventing its encroaching upon the
province of the other.
And especially is this the case in q
government like that of the United
States where the influence of these CEN
trifugal and centripetal forces is ex-
pressly recognized in the form and pol
ity thereof; where it may be said that
the very foundation of the govern
ment is based upon the equipoise of
these principles, the expansive and
the contractive forces.
That these opposing principles enter
more largely into tho po!ity of this
government than into that Of any 9TH
er may be seen at glance. In the
great majority of other governments
all the functions of government are ex-
ercised by single, central, power,
with no other separate, partially or to-
tally, independent governmental or
ganization, with rights or powers hes
tile tn or independent Of the central
power. And, in the greater number
where there is some show of separate
it is hardly more than
show, and the central power does not
exercise its functions by reason Of ex-
press grant from the parts with no
power unless expressly or necessarily
granted. But Oh the other hand these
smaller, would-be, autonomies exercise
their little authority by permission of
the central power. How long would
Bavaria, or Saxony, or be allowed to
exist as pseudo Kingdoms if they of
Wilhelm, or a greater, Bis
The real power in the Ger
manic empire is the kingdom of Prus-
sia. Upon its greatness the empire is
built, and, really, by it's permission,
powers and functions still continue to
with the different kingdoms
and Duchi.s. Virtually, powers are
granted to the parts, and power is not
granted by the states of the empire to
he central government.
Then. the government of the United
States is the only one Except, proba-
bly,, Switzerland) expressly founded
lpon the recognition of centripe tai and
force, and however much
he fact may enter into the make up of
,ther politics, it is not expressly recog
,ized. Only certain express powers
With corresponding duties are granted
O the central government by the SOW
reign states, and all other rights and
luties are reserved to the states and to
he people thereof, respectively. And
hus are the workings OF these oppos-
ng forces exempllfied: A simulta-
,eous contractive and expansive influ-
nee, giving with a reservation, sn
impulse to the centre and a simulta-
leous inclination towards the extremi- |
les.
And while these impulses or forces
re equal the balance is even, and the |
ody moves in its accustomed track, |
nd performs its functions without |
riction.
But these forces are hostile, and aid
d by time, circumstance, lack OF un-
erstanding and appreciation by the
e,ple, whose duty it is to watch and |
reserve the balance, the one may gain
he ascendancy over the other. The
xcessive impulse or power of the ex-
force is illustrated by the civil
var, which was simply an abnormal
of the power of repulsive.
expansive force: which, if unchecked, |
night and would have resulted in the |
of forty Independent and |
mutually warning states, a prey to |
ach other aud to the foreigner, with |
10 interests in common, and of the
anne status as those of Italy before
Victor Emmanuel became the instru-
nent OF attractive or contractive |
,ower.
But in overcoming and subduing the |
opposite principle the contractiye force
tself received necessarily an excessive
impulse or addition, and its opponent
all the principles underlying
hat opponent are weakened. while the
trength taken from the one is added,
n prestige, and otherwise to its rival,
he centralized idea of government. |
And even many pretended advocates |
f states rights have given in their ad-
lesion to Capitalization, pa ternalism, in
ame one of the various forms.
The government has survived, in a |
rippled state, it is true, the ordeal of
expansion, of explosive force, applied |
% our institutions, and that danger il
,ast for generations to come. The |
uestIon now is, is there enough of the
expansive force surviving for a success
vi resistance TO the encroachment ofl
force, GENERALIZATION, pater-